Nearly 400 people heard from local officials and families about the devastating heroin epidemic in our community during the first “Stairway to Heroin” event held May 14 at Heartland Community Church. Rosecrance organized the presentation to shine a light on the heroin crisis and to help residents better understand addiction, treatment and the recovery process. … Continued
Rosecrance hosted state and local officials a second time this year for a discussion about the need to continue funding local behavioral health services. The luncheon took place May 11 at the Rosecrance Ware Center in Rockford. In attendance were: Illinois Senators Steve Stadelman and Dave Syverson; Illinois Representatives Brian Stewart, Joe Sosnowski, John Cabello … Continued
Rosecrance Griffin Williamson Campus hosted the ARISE intervention training April 29 – May 1. ARISE Director Judith Landau and Associate Director Sarah Hills taught the ARISE Intervention method. The ARISE Intervention has been extensively researched in studies funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) and is considered an Evidence-Based, Best Practice method for … Continued
Rosecrance has published a new prevention education booklet aimed at teens that includes real-life feedback from young people in recovery for drug and alcohol abuse. The publication is called “Been There: Teens in Recovery Tell It Like It Is.” It’s designed in the style of a “zine,” a popular format for original artwork and text, … Continued
For the third straight year, The Rosecrance Foundation set an attendance record at the annual Benefit, which raises funds to help families that need financial assistance for behavioral health treatment services. Multi-platinum country quartet Lonestar headlined the event, which was held Monday, April 27, 2015, at Giovanni’s. They performed to a sold-out house of almost … Continued
Rosecrance Art Therapist Jennifer Thammavong spoke about the “In My Shoes” traveling art exhibit on Wisconsin Public Radio and Fox 6 News. Click here to listen to the WPR segment. Watch the Fox 6 News segment below, or click here to read the full article.
Rosecrance hosted a Rockford Chamber of Commerce “Good Morning Rockford!” breakfast and networking event April 14 at the recently relocated Ware Center. Dozens of people stopped by the building for food, conversation and tours of the facility. The Ware Center opened in November inside a renovated former grocery store at 2704 N. Main St. It … Continued
ROCKFORD – Rosecrance, a not-for-profit organization and leading national provider of substance abuse treatment for teens, adults and families, launched “In My Shoes,” an art exhibit created to help parents understand teenagers’ points of view about the pressures they face and how they are confronted with the potential to use and abuse substances. Following tour … Continued
Rosecrance President/CEO Philip Eaton was featured in the State Journal-Register this weekend. Substance-abuse treatment providers were eager to testify at hearings around Illinois last year to inform lawmakers about how we are responding to the current heroin epidemic. We joined the lineup of witnesses, including law enforcement officers speaking about the heroin distribution network and county coroners reciting … Continued
Rosecrance’s Father Jim Swarthout, Clergy and Community Coordinator, talks with the Daily Herald about addiction, recovery and spirituality. Read the article here.